After another exciting Midyear, we are back with our first year features. This week, we want to introduce Adam Quicquaro who is a 1st Year Fellow at Alexion. Adam, who is originally from Connecticut, is no stranger to the Boston area—he is an alum of MCPHS University. In fact, he had the opportunity to do … Continue reading First Year Feature: Global Medical Affairs at Alexion
Category: Fellow Feature
Although most of our fellowship companies are based in Cambridge, MA, we have two programs based out of state: one in Connecticut and one in New Jersey. The fellows at these companies have unique experiences that allow them to network at their fellowship site as well as in Boston/Cambridge.
There can be many challenges when moving to a new city—finding an apartment, navigating public transportation, for example. For first year, Jennifer Taing, her acceptance to Takeda was a new milestone: moving away from home for the first time. Find out why Jennifer chose Takeda for her fellowship, and how she's been doing since moving to Boston in July.
This week we are continuing with our first year articles—meet Tucker Ward, one of our new Biogen fellows and an MCPHS University alum. For many PharmD's considering an industry fellowship, selecting which program they want to apply to is one of the most important aspects of the application process. Learn more about what makes Biogen's … Continue reading First Year Feature:What to Expect as a Biogen Fellow + How to Choose a Program
Scholarship is one of three components of the Fellowship Program's academic requirements over the fellows' 1 or 2-year programs. Our faculty and industry preceptors, as well as our two MCPHS University Faculty Coordinators, encourage and assist our fellows in completing their scholarship requirements throughout their time with us. Recently, one of our second year fellows, … Continue reading [Special Feature] Fellow Scholarship: Zack McCormack Published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Have you ever wondered what a typical day as a fellow is like? First year, Liam McGuey, would be the first to tell you that no day is the same as an MCPHS fellow. Each of our nine fellowship companies is unique and offer their fellows different opportunities to experience working in industry and to … Continue reading First Year Feature: Medical Affairs at Sanofi Genzyme
Two months ago, the Fellowship Program welcomed our new first year fellows to Boston and their companies. With summer wrapping up, we've asked a few of our fellows to reflect on their first few months with the fellowship. To kick off this series, this week first year Biogen fellow (and MCPHS University alum), Patsy Casalino, looks back on how his perspective has changed post-graduation.
Meet Hayk, a pharmacovigilance fellow and our PR Chair! Find out more about his position and his Midyear advice
In our last post, we interviewed one of our Medical Affairs fellows, Jordan Messer. You can read his interview here. This week, we bring you an op-ed from one of our MCPHS/BD Medical Affairs fellows, Chris Morse. Learn more about the importance of including pharmacists in the medical affairs field and find out about some of … Continue reading Fellow Feature: A Case for Seeking Balance between Industry and Clinical Experience [Op-Ed]
We are kicking off August with another interview! This time, we spoke with one of our MCPHS/Sanofi Genzyme 2nd year fellows, Jordan Messer, who is currently training in Global Medical Affairs. Find out how he learned about industry and what he's been up to over the past year. Plus, he shares some advice on what fellowships look for in candidates, and how he prepared to apply.
MCPHS Biopharmaceutical Fellows' Network 